Copula-based Structural Limited Dependent Variable Models: Application to the Effect of Female Labor Force Participation on Fertility
نویسنده
چکیده
We propose a general framework for analyzing structural limited dependent variable models where an endogenous regressor is also limited in range. A copula-based modeling of structural joint distributions permits us to implement a full information maximum likelihood estimation of parameters. We apply this modeling strategy to the March 1992 and 2002 CPS data for estimating the average partial effect of women’s labor force participation on the number of their children, a count outcome. Our empirical result shows that ignoring endogeneity yields a substantial bias on the negative labor supply effect on the distribution of fertility. JEL classification numbers: C34; C35; J13; J21.
منابع مشابه
Fertility and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from the One-Child Policy in China
Unlike in the United States where fertility is found to be negatively correlated with female labor force participation, China has witnessed a decrease in both fertility and female labor force participation since the 1980s. Does fertility play a different role in female labor force participation in China than in the U.S.? To answer this question, this paper exploits plausibly exogenous variation...
متن کاملThe Timing of Marriage, Fertility, and Female Labor Force Participation in Morocco
Studying the impact of fertility on female labor force participation and the form that this participation takes is complicated by the fact that both fertility and participation are potentially endogenous household decisions, requiring simultaneous estimation. Such estimation is further complicated by the need to find appropriate instruments for fertility. Moreover, age at marriage (or the proba...
متن کاملThe effect of children on female labor force participation in urban Iran
This paper estimates the effect of having children on labor force participation of mothers in urban Iranian areas. I exploit sex composition of children as an exogenous source of variation in family size to account for endogeneity of fertility. Using information from the Iranian Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) over three samples, namely, households with one and more, two and more...
متن کاملThe Impact of Gender Inequality in Education on Females’ Labor Force Participation: A Case of Some Cities of Pakistan
The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect of gender inequality in education on females’ labor force participation in 14 major cities (rapidly urbanizing areas) of Pakistan after taking into account the socio-economic indicators like the marital status of female, the gender of the head of household, physical facilities, the median income of the household, etc. Data were gathered from ...
متن کاملThe Effect of Capitals on Female Labour Force Participation: a Comparative Study on European ::::union:::: and Middle East Countries
Expended Abstract Introduction:In modern development literature, there are a lot of discussions about participation, especially economic participation. Economic participation is the essential part of economic development and lack of plating the participation backgrounds will challenge social system, as well as economic system. Labour force is main stimulus and jmpetus for developing societies,...
متن کامل